There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that most champions are born into certain environments and encouraged early. Then, later on, they might get some assistance from their federations.

You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.

There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.

We have a lot of options. America is a great country.

Us going out there and performing our best. That's how I define success. I'm not going to define it for us by the wins and the losses as much as by the effort and how we handle ourselves.

Hell be lucky to last five or six years on those knees. What it might have to come down to is playing less on hard surfaces and playing more on forgiving surfaces.